5 Freeway in La Mirada, Santa Fe Springs to close intermittently overnight for construction this week

LA MIRADA - Motorist should expect overnight freeway closures on the Santa Ana (5) Freeway Monday and Tuesday to accommodate work on the I-5 South Corridor Improvement Project, officials said.

Three to four brief, 7- to 10-minute closures will take place hourly between midnight and 4 a.m. for both directions of freeway traffic between Valley View Avenue in La Mirada and Rosecrans Avenue in Norwalk, Caltrans officials said in a written statement.

The closures will allow Southern California Edison crews to relocate utility lines across the freeway as part of the ongoing improvement project, officials said.

"Due to the nature of the work, the closures are weather-permitting and subject to change or cancellation, according to the Caltrans statement.

The I-5 South Corridor Improvement Project involves adding a new carpool lane and a new general use lane for each direction of traffic, realignment and upgrade of frontage roads and the reconstruction of bridges from the Orange County line to the San Gabriel River (605) Freeway.

More information on the project is available by calling a toll-free hotline at 855-454-6335, or online at www.I-5info.com.